Sakuya Sakuma/Borrowed Textbook
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A Textbook Memory
Backstage Stories
| Sakuya | Whoa, that’s nostalgic. |
| Citron | What is it, Sakuya? |
| Sakuya | I was tidying up around my desk, and I found this English textbook I used back when I was in high school. |
| Citron | Oh, back when you were in high school! I remember it being veeery cute how diligent you were back then~. |
| Sakuya | Ahaha, you really think so? I mean, I guess I was the kinda person who always had their stuff ready for school the day before… |
| But actually, there was one time when I did end up forgetting to take this English textbook to school with me. | |
| Citron | Really? I did not know that! |
| Sakuya | Ah, I guess I never told you about it. Well, so what happened was… |
| *Flashback* | |
| Homeroom Teacher | Your modern Japanese teacher will be off tomorrow, so you’ll have English during that period instead. |
| Students | Understood! |
| Sakuya | (Oh, so the schedule’s being switched around. I’ll have to remember that…) |
| Homeroom Teacher | Well then, that’s it for homeroom. See you all tomorrow. |
| *Bell chimes* | |
| Sakuya | (Since I’ll be having English tomorrow, I’d better take my textbook home with me to do my homework…) |
| Classmate | See you tomorrow, Sakuma. |
| Sakuya | Yeah, see you tomorrow. Good luck with your club activities! |
| (The sooner I get home and get my homework done, the sooner I can practice that script I’ve been reading!) | |
| Yikes, it’s already this late!? Umm, my classes for today are… | |
| *Door opens* | |
| Masumi | …Sakuya, you’re not ready yet? |
| Sakuya | Ah, sorry, Masumi-kun! I was just putting my books in my backpack…! |
| *Knock on door, and door opens* | |
| Banri | I’m ready to head out. …Damn, it ain’t like you to be this flustered in the mornin’, Sakuya. |
| Sakuya | I was up late last night practicing on my own, so I ended up going to bed without getting my stuff ready… |
| I got up early this morning, but I started practicing again, and before I knew it, it was already this late. | |
| Banri | Gotcha. |
| Sakuya | …Alright, I’m ready now. Sorry for making you wait! |
| Masumi | Took you long enough. |
| Sakuya | I’m really sorry, guys. But thanks for waiting! |
| Banri | Aight, let’s go. |
| *Bell chimes* | |
| Sakuya | My next class would usually be modern Japanese, but it was changed to English. Umm, I need my notebook and my textbook… |
| H-Huh? I don’t have my English textbook…! | |
| I used it yesterday when I did my homework and must’ve forgotten to put it back in my backpack…! | |
| Classmate | Wait, you forgot your textbook, Sakuma? That’s not like you. |
| Sakuya | Yeah. I was in a bit of a rush this morning, so I guess I left without it… |
| Classmate | How about you borrow one from someone in another class? There’s gotta be someone who has one! |
| Sakuya | Ah, yeah! Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll go ask around! |
| (I’ll go ask Banri-kun first! Hopefully he has his English textbook today.) | |
| *Door slides open* | |
| Um, is Banri-kun here? | |
| Banri’s Classmate | Yeah, he’s here, just a sec. Yo, Settsu! Sakuma wants you! |
| Banri | Sakuya? |
| *Footsteps* | |
| Ain’t even noon yet and you’re already over here? Somethin’ up? | |
| Sakuya | Um, do you happen to have your English textbook, Banri-kun? And if you do, can I borrow it…? |
| Banri | Ah, forgot yours, huh? You were pretty flustered this mornin’. |
| Sakuya | Yeah… |
| Banri | Just a sec. I’ll grab it for ya. |
| Here, one English textbook. | |
| Sakuya | Thanks…! Sorry about all of this; I’ll give it back as soon as I’m finished with it. |
| Banri | Nah, I ain’t usin’ it today, so you can just give it back at lunch. |
| Sakuya | Got it, I’ll give it back then. |
| Banri | Sounds good. |
| Oh, by the way, I usually leave all my shit at school, so if you forget somethin’ again, I can always lend you whatever. | |
| Sakuya | Ahaha, hopefully I won’t need to borrow anything again, but if it ever happens, I’ll be sure to come to you. |
| Banri | Yeah, I’ve got your back. |
| Sakuya | Really, thank you so much! Well then, I better get back to class! |
| *Flashback end* | |
| …And that’s what happened. | |
| Citron | Good thing Banri had all of his textbooks~! |
| Sakuya | I really did appreciate Banri-kun saving me like that back then! |
| So when I gave him back his textbook, I also got him a can of coffee and a snack as a thank you. | |
| Citron | Was he happy with that? |
| Sakuya | Yeah! At first, he said he didn’t need it, but he ended up taking it anyway…! |
| He told me it was really good, too! | |
| Citron | Oh! It is strange to think of Banri being so honest back then~! |
| Sakuya | Ahaha, I was pretty happy being able to feel like I had gotten to know Banri-kun a little better! |
| So that’s why that day became one of my most important memories from Hana High! |
